Be Employable: The Path to Increasing Your Starting Power and Staying Power! July 25th 6:30-9:30 PM CDT
Presented by Jo Hilton LCSW BEI Advanced/Level III
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5803658153846820866
Course description: This webinar will discuss what the path looks like and what strategies one might undertake when one moves from being an average employee (contracted or salaried) to being an employee that is sought after!

Mental Health Practices: A Primer for Interpreters
July 28th 6:30-9:30 PM CDTPresented by Jo Hilton LCSW BEI Advance/Level III
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1672489503026633986
Course description: This webinar is a primer for those who want information before venturing into an actual mental health setting. We will discuss what the counseling / mental health setting could look like; how counselors might operate; how clinicians might intervene in a crisis situation. Interpreters play an important role in the therapeutic process and it is important to understand the dynamics (subtle and overt) of a client / therapist relationship.

A Trifecta of Emergency Medical Educational Interpreting: A Case Scenario ApproachAugust 1st 1:00-4:00 PM CDT
Presented by Michael Moon PhD, MSN, RN, CNS-CC, CEN, FAEN
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5495640966561557250
Course description: This course will highlight three situations in which interpreters may be required to interpret medical content related to an individual’s involvement with emergency services. Content will focus on the process of patients being seen in the emergency department and the various healthcare provider roles patients encounter; patient teaching related to cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus; and staff education related to trauma.

Working Without a Net; Interpreting for Students with Minimal Language CompetencyAugust 2nd 9:30 AM–12:30 PM CDT
Presented by Alaina Webb
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/127176487899128836
Course description: We see an increasing number of students who have limited- to no- language base for us to work with as interpreters. What we think of as a “traditional interpreting model” does not work the way we are used to using it, and we often find ourselves completely unprepared for how to meet these additional language challenges. In this workshop, we will look at what is meant by “minimal language competency” or MLC, and how that affects what we do as interpreters.

Can I Do That? Ethical Considerations for Educational Interpreters August 4th 9:30 AM-12:30 PM CDT
Presented by Alaina Webb
0.3 DHHS Ethics CEUsRegistration link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2407131495837017348
Course description: Educational interpreters often face situations that leave them feeling as though they should’ve done “something different,” but aren’t sure what other options are open to them in the struggle to maintain ethical responsibility. Because we have so many roles within our job of educational interpreter, we struggle in understanding when, where, and how our Code of Professional Conduct applies. In this workshop, we will cover these topics, as well as looking at other options available to us when we are not functioning in the specific role of interpreter. The goal of this workshop is to empower you to do your job more efficiently, and feel comfortable in how to wear the many hats educational interpreters wear every day.

Spanish and English Interpreting in Legal, Medical and Social Services ContextsAugust 6th 9:30 AM-12:30 PM CDT
Presented by Yvette Citizen
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2503180433593330180
Course description: Participants will examine the fundamental similarities and differences in legal, medical, and social services interpreting settings. Participants will have an opportunity to apply interpreting techniques through practice exercises based on authentic legal, medical, and social service scenarios and will acquire essential vocabulary and resources in both languages applicable to legal medical, and social services interpreting contexts.

TEP Prep: Vocabulary, Synonyms and Antonyms August 9th 6:00-9:00 PM CDT
Presented by Heidi Moore
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3437322214017297412
Course description: Participants will learn how to identify the roots of words and be able to recognize antonyms and synonyms to assist with 12th grade level reading comprehension skills as experienced on the Test of English Proficiency.

BEI Certification Overview: What is the Test Testing?
August 16th 5:30-8:45 PM CDT
Presented by Lauri Metcalf
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/731939768933229572
Course description: What measurements does the BEI test focus on? What type of scoring system is used? Objective scoring is used but how does adaptability, pronunciation, fluency and delivery come into the scoring process? While the cut-off number for objective unit errors is exact, a range of unit errors is established for the subjective score. An overview of the BEI testing process will be provided to participants. The formats of the written Test of English Proficiency (TEP) and the Performance Test will be discussed, in addition to reviews of the rating process and examples of scoring determinants.

Nuts and Bolts of the BEI Court Interpreter Test: An Overview
August 18th 6:00-9:00 PM CDT
Presented by Rita Wedgeworth
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4164560095349562116
Course description: This workshop will provide an overview of the BEI Court Interpreter testing process. Both the written and performance tests will be discussed, in addition to a review of the rating and scoring processes to give participants an idea of what to expect. Also included will be a brief synopsis of the history of BEI testing, how the Court Interpreter test was developed and a description of the structure and format of the test itself

BEI Certification Overview: What is the Test Testing?
August 20th 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT
Presented by Lauri Metcalf
0.3 DHHS CEUsRegistration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/862413316034861058
Course description: What measurements does the BEI test focus on? What type of scoring system is used? Objective scoring is used but how does adaptability, pronunciation, fluency and delivery come into the scoring process? While the cut-off number for objective unit errors is exact, a range of unit errors is established for the subjective score. An overview of the BEI testing process will be provided to participants. The formats of the written Test of English Proficiency (TEP) and the Performance Test will be discussed, in addition to reviews of the rating process and examples of scoring determinants.

To See or Not to See: Self Worth vs. Self Assessment
August 20th 1:00-4:00 PM CDT
Presented by Denise CampbellRegistration link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4224860611551848708
Course description: As interpreters, we are in the position of being critiqued, scrutinized, judged, observed, watched and perhaps discussed, daily. It is what comes along with our craft. If it is not our instructors, then it’s our peers, if not our peers, it our clients, and if not our clients, it’s ourselves. Because it is a visual language, it means that what I do is always in the public eye. So whether out of curiosity or concern, condemnation or congratulations, someone is watching you.
How is the assessment of my work tied to my self-worth? Or is it connected at all? This workshop deals with self-assessment as a tool for self-improvement and the impact of self-worth on the process.

How Does Your Interpreter Training Effect Your Ethical Decision MakingAugust 25th 6:00-9:00 PM CDT
Presented by Holly Warren Norman
0.3 Ethics DHHS CEUsRegistration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5950817889741819652
Course description: This 3-hour webinar explores a booklet, “Educational Interpreting for Deaf Students,” which was published in 1989. It DID represent an accurate picture of the expectations of interpreters within a K-12 setting. The presenter will highlight certain skills, knowledge, educational requirements suggested from the source. Are the expectations still the same after a quarter of a century? The presenter’s theory is IF you were required to read this booklet it might have made it easier for you to transition into a K-12 setting. Whether you went through an Interpreter Training Program (ITP) or grew up as a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA) or entered into the Deaf Community another way, after this workshop, if you had read this booklet, would your decision-making be made from a different perspective?

This workshop will focus on how to read and detect body language signals from people using ASL. Through lecture and small group discussions, we will analyze the different perspectives of body language to include proximity, kinesics, and nonverbal gestures. Guaranteed to be an eye opener for even the most experienced interpreter.

Presenter Information:

Born deaf to deaf parents and growing up with a deaf sister, Dr. Byron W. Bridges has used ASL as the primary language throughout his whole life. He attended deaf schools and public schools. Dr. Bridges earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in Deaf Studies at California State University of Northridge, Masters of Arts (MA) degree in Linguistics from Gallaudet University, and a doctoral degree (Ed.D) in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education at Lamar University.

Dr. Bridges co-authored the book, Deaf Tend Yours. He has written video scripts and produced numerous deaf-related videotapes/DVDs. He is a nationally-known teacher and lecturer in ASL and sign language interpretation. Dr. Bridges has been in the field of ASL linguistics, interpreting and post secondary teaching of ASL as a second language for 30 years. He is a certified deaf interpreter (CDI), earning the certification through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

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This independent book study can be completed at any time, by yourself or in a small study group that you form. It has been approved by DARS-DHHS-BEI for two sections of .6 Ethics CEUs. Total 1.2 CEU’s.

The book “Ethics for the Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life” by Ronald A. Howard and Clinton D. Korver is available on Amazon.